God in His wisdom has shown us through the changing of the seasons what it means to put off the old and put on the new. Every Autumn trees of various types loose their leaves in a brilliant array of color. Throughout Winter those trees look dead, just a trunk and empty branches sticking out in every direction. It is also during Winter many trees get pruned back to encourage new growth in the Spring. When Spring does come the newness of life starts out as tiny buds that open up to blooms, the blooms turn into leaves or fruit. In Summer it is growth, maturity time.
In the last blog we looked at what it means to put off the old. Getting rid of the old and decaying stuff in our lives, which keeps us from being a sweet aroma before God.
In the last blog we looked at what it means to put off the old. Getting rid of the old and decaying stuff in our lives, which keeps us from being a sweet aroma before God.
I love how citrus blossoms just fill the air with a sweet aroma. When they are in bloom that is about all you smell. Our love should be as a sweet aroma. It should saturate to everyone around us. It is the key basically to all the other virtues that we need to put on.
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It is His love which covered our sins. His love is what needs to be flowing out of us to others. When we walk in His love and are filled with His love then showing compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, patience, and forgiveness; all will flow out of love.
Walk in the newness of life is a walk in the love of God.
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Click to Tweet: Love is at the very heart of God, everything He does for us is out of His great love for us.
It is His love which covered our sins. His love is what needs to be flowing out of us to others. When we walk in His love and are filled with His love then showing compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, patience, and forgiveness; all will flow out of love.
Walk in the newness of life is a walk in the love of God.
Click to Tweet: Love is the sweet aroma not only to God but to others around us.